"How on earth are councils being given such awesome powers which enables them to penalise residents to such an extent over such trivial matters."

She pointed out she faces imprisonment if she breaches any conditions of the Community Protection Notice.

A Conwy Council spokeswoman said today: "The Council takes tackling anti-social behaviour very seriously and is prepared to take robust action where individuals fail to work with us or to heed warnings."

She added that this situation has been "unpleasant and distressing" for neighbours so the council was left with little option but to pursue prosecution to deal with the nuisance.